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W. YOUNG. IMPLEMENT FOR DRIVING AND GLINCHING STAPLES.

No. 317,480. r I Patented May 5, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WESLEY YOUNG, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

IMPLEMENT FOR DRIVING AND CLINCHING STAPLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,4:80, dated May 5,1885.

Application filed February 4, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WEsLEY YOUNG, of Dayton, in the county of Montgomeryand State of Ohio have invented certain new and useful improvements inimplements for driving and securing staples in the construction of wirefences, wired hedge-fences, 850.; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention has for its object to improve upon and extend theusefulness of the stapledriving instrument for which Letters Patent, No.288,191, were issued to me on the 6th day of November, 1883; and itconsists in certain novel features,which I will first describe, and

then point out particularly in the claims at the end of thisspecification.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved staple-driver; Fig.2, a sectional plan view of a portion of the same; Fig. 3', a view ofthe outer end of the stock of the driver; Fig. 4, a top view of the endof the stock. Fig. 5 is a view of a modification in the form of the endof the stock; Fig. 6, a view of the wire-cutter, consisting of jawsmounted on the stock and plunger-handle of the implement, respectively.Fig. 7 is a view showing the manner in which the end of the stock, whenformed as shown in Fig. 4, cooperates with a suitable anvil to securetwo wires together by means of a staple driven by the plunger of theimplement. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of a portion of the stock, showingthe construction of the feed opening or throat through which thestaples'are fed into the longitudinal slots or channels of the stock.Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the block which carries the anvils formingpart of the staplebendin g and supplementary wire-cutting devices. Fig.10 is a top view of the same. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the anvilforming part of the staple-bending mechanism detached from the block.Fig. 12 is an end view of the same. Fig. 13 is a similar view of amodification of the same. Fig. 14 is a view showing the form of thestaple after it has been bent upon the anvil shown in Figs. 11 and 12.Fig. 15 is a view of the staple when bent upon an anvil, such as shownin Fig. 13. Fig. 16 represents ahorizontal and a vertical wire united bya staple applied by means of my improved implement.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate like parts.

The letter A indicates the stock of the stapledriver; B, Fig. 8, thelongitudinal slot extending through the same for accommodating theplunger; 0, Figs. 3 and 8, the grooves at the sides of the plunger-slotfor receiving and guiding the staples D, the entrance or throat throughwhich the staples are fed into the stock E, the bar upon which thestaples are carried, and from which they are fed to the stock F, thepivoted base-piece which carries the staple-holding bar E 5 G, thedriving plunger, and H the handle of the plunger.

The general arrangement of all these parts is substantially the same asshown in the prior patent, though there are some difi'erence indetails,which I will now refer to. In the first place, the stapleholderin the present implement is very much simplified, consisting, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2, simply of a single piece of metal, wood, or othermaterial, but preferably of wood, having a longitudinal slot, 0, formedin it for the accommodation of the staples e, and having its lower endinserted within the pivoted base F. and there clamped by means ofset-screws ff, or other equivalent devices. This form of staple-holderis very light and inexpensive. Numbers of them are filled with staplesand furnished to the open ator who applies them to the implement oneafter another while in the field, throwing the empty ones away or asideas they become exhausted of staples. The staples are prevented fromslipping off of the holders before use by the application of a rubberband or cord around the lower open end of the holders, as will bereadily understood. In the second place, the feed opening or throat D ofthe implement I have improved by rounding or beveling its front corner,as shown at 01. By this alteration should a staple drop into theguiding-slots with its forward end or prongs tilted upward, it would notbecome lodged under the blow of the plunger by reason of coming incontact with an abrupt shoulder, as in the former patented implement,but would,

by the beveled or rounded front'corner of the throat, be directeddownward into its proper channel. In the third place, the pivoted yokeemployed in the old implement for locking the pivoted base F to thestock I now supplant by a spring-bolt, I, mounted upon the stock andadapted to be held normally projected over the outer end of the pivotedbase, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so as to prevent the latter fromrising. The outer end or extremity of the stock in the old implement wasmade angular, both vertically and horizontally, to enable the implementto obtain a more secure hold upon the plant or post on the one hand, andupon the horizontal wire to be secured to the plant or post on the otherhand. In such a construction difficulty was sometimes experienced inproperly holding and centering the wire while attempting to staple it toa plant or post standing somewhat out of the line of the fence. Toobviate this in the present machine, I preferably form in the end aslot, j, as shown in Figs. 4 and 7. This slot serves to receive and holdsecurely the wire, and enables the end of the implement to be readilypressed against the plant or post to which the wire is to be stapled andthere held, even though the plant or post be sli htly out of the line ofthe fence, while the staple is driven. Another advantage derived fromthe employment of this slotj is that by inserting the line-wire withinit the operator is enabled to readily raise and lower the wire, so as tostaple it higher or lower on a plant or post or at the proper relativeheight on a post or plant that stands on an elevation or in adepression.

The former patented implement was designed, particularly, as a means fordriving staples into plants or posts or elsewhere with a view tosecuring wires to such objects. I have found, however, that'itsusefulness can be further extended, and that when employed in connectionwith suitable cooperating devices it can be used as a means for applyingstaples to two parallel or to two crossed wires in a manner to securelybind such wires together, and, if desired, leave the ends of the staplesprojecting so as to serve as barbs; also, that it can employed as awire-cutter. These new uses for the implement will be explainedparticularly with reference to what is shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7 and inFigs. 9 to 16, inclusive.

In Figs. 9 and 10, K represents what may be termed an anvil-block. It ismade preferably of cast metal, is provided with a handle, L, forsupporting it, with a concave portion, M, at one end to enable it to bebraced against a persons leg, and at its opposite end with a flat face,N, and it has a longitudinal aperture, 0, anda lateral'ap'erture, I,indicated by the dotted lines. When the staple-driver is employed tostaple wires to hedge-plants, the end N of this implement K is pressedagainst the side of the plant opposite to that in which the staple isbeing driven, so as to prevent the plant from being bent or broken, aswell as to afford a substantial resistance to the action of the driverand insure the proper entry of the staple into the plant, the opening 0serving to accommodate the points of any staple that may be driven clearthrough the plant. An implement such as this, for the purpose stated,has already been secured to me by patent No. 287,077, dated October 23,1883. I avail myself of it, however, in carrying out my presentinvention, principally, for the reason that it simplifies the equipmentof a hedge or wire fence builder. To the aperture 0, I adapt the shank qof an anvil, Q, arranging a spring, g, on said shank for the purpose ofholding the anvil in place, though not preventing its removal by theapplication of a little force. This anvil Q has two projecting lugs, 1and has on its face two oblique grooves, 1 (1 which are curved fromtheir inner ends outwardly.

When it is desired to secure two wires togethcr by a staple, theimplement K is placed upon one side of said wires with the face of itsanvil Q, against them, as indicated in Fig. 7. The end of thestaple-driver is then pressed against the face of the anvil and betweenthe lugs g g thereof, as shown in Fig. 7, and by means of the plunger astaple is driven forward through the stock of the driver so as tobestride the two wires and impinge upon the face of the anvil, thepoints or prongs of the staple as they strike the anvil entering thegrooves g g thereof, and by reason of the curvature of said groovesbeing directed past each other and out at opposite sides in a manner tocause the wires to be encircled by one turn of the material of thestaple and leave the ends of the latter projecting in the form of barbs,as shown.

It will be observed that in Fig. 7 the ends of the staple are shown bentbackwardly from the face of the anvil and at an angle to each other.This is due to the fact that the end or head of the driving implement isbeveled off at the points r r, as shown in Fig. 3. If it is desired toleave the ends of the staple projecting in the same plane, as shown inFig. 14, it is only necessary that the end or head of the drivingimplement be filled out so as to present a flat instead of a beveledface, as shown in Fig. 5 at 8. On the other hand, where it is desired toimpart to the staple the form shown in Fig. 15, the grooves in theanvil-block may be made shorter and with sharper curvature, as shown att t in Fig. 13. In fact, the ultimate shape imparted to the staple isdependent entirely upon the contour of the cooperating surfaces of thedriver-end and anvil, respectively, and can be varied at the pleasure ofthe constructor.

In the practical use of these devices employed in carrying out myinvention it becomes necessary to frequently sever the wires employedupon the hedge or fence under construction, and I have thereforeprovided in connection with my invention two wire-cutters, the firstconsisting of two overlapping plates, U U, having cutting-edges a u, and

mounted on the stock and plunger handle, respectively, as shown in Figs.1 and 6, and the other consisting of a cutting-anvil, V, having acutting-edge, o, a shank, and holdingspring, similar to that shown inFig 11, upon the anvil Q, and adapted to cooperate with the plunger ofthe driving implement. The manner of using this second wire-cutter is asfollows: The wire to be cut is placed between the jaws v v of thecutting-anvil and against the cutting-edge 2; thereof, after which theend of the driving implement is inserted between the jaws '0 in the samemanner in which said implement is inserted between the jaws of theanvil, as shown in Fig. 7, then as the plunger is forced forward itsforward edge, co-operating with the edge '0 of the cuttinganvil, seversthe wire with a clean cut.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is-- 1. Thecombination of the detachable slotted feed-bar with the base-piecemounted on the stock of the implement and means, substantially such asdescribed, for securing the feedbar to the base-piece.

2. The combination, with the stock and with the base-piece pivotedthereto and carrying the feed-bar, of the automatic spring-bolt mountedon the stock, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with the plunger, of the stock having thelongitudinal slot for the passage of the plunger, the grooves forguiding the staples, and the throat or feed-openin g beveled or roundedat the front, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

4. The stock having its outer end or head provided with the slot forreceiving and holding the wire or wires to which the staple is to besecured, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the stock, its plunger, and plunger-handle, ofthe cuttingplate secured to the stock and the co-operating cutting-platesecured to the plunger-handle, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with the staple-driver and its plunger, of an anvilprovided with the two parallel curves or inclines, one for each leg ofthe staple, for bending the legs of a staple driven by the. plungeraround a wire or wires held between the end of the stapledriver stockand the said anvil, substantially as described.

7 The combination, with the staple-driver stock, formed as described,and the plunger and staple-feeding devices of said stapledriver, of theanvil having the grooves in its face and the projecting lugs,substantially as described.

8. The combination of the staple-bending anvil having the shank andspring with the block having theopening for receiving the shank of theanvil, substantially as described.

9. The combination, with the staple-driver, constructed as described, ofthe cutting-anvil having the projecting lugs and the cuttinged ge forco-operating with the end of the stapledriver plunger, to sever thewire, substantially as described.

10. The combination, with the staple-bending anvil having the curved orinclined grooves in its face, of the staple-driver having the end of itsstock formed flat at the points 8 s, for the purpose of pressing theends of the attached staple into the same plane, substantiall y asdescribed.

WESLEY YOUNG.

\Vitnesses:

A. L. WVILsoN, WM. S. BROWN.

